Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:48:54 -0500
To: lwn@lwn.net
From: Mark Hatch <mhatch@ics.com>
Subject: Announcement: Partnership to create Comprehensive Motif GUI

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For Immediate Release


Contacts
Paula Switzer						Mark Hatch
Public Relations Manager				VP Marketing	
Sitraka Software					Integrated Computer
							Solutions, Inc.	
416-643-3539						617-621-0060 x108
paula.switzer@sitraka.com				mhatch@ics.com
					
									

ICS and Sitraka Software Partner to create Comprehensive
Graphical User Interface Solution for Motif on Linux

LinuxWorld, New York City, NY – January 30, 2001 – Integrated Computer
Solutions, Inc. (ICS), the developer of BX PRO, the industry’s leading
GUI builder for OSF/Motif® on Linux and UNIX systems, and Sitraka
Software (formerly KL Group), the leader in Motif components and
developer of XRT Professional Developer’s Suite (PDS), today announced
a partnership that provides a powerful solution for developers working
on mission critical Motif applications.

ICS has developed a kit that allows seamless integration of XRT PDS
with BX PRO, providing a complete enterprise solution for UNIX and
Linux developers.  In addition to offering this integration kit, ICS
has also entered into a Reseller agreement with Sitraka for XRT PDS.
With this agreement, ICS can now offer the largest selection of Motif
development tools on UNIX and Linux systems.

"This partnership is great news for Motif developers," said Mark
Cranley of  Sitraka Software, Business Development Manager for XRT. "
The combination of  XRT PDS  and BX PRO can  significantly enhance
productivity in  mission-critical application development environments
that are increasingly using Linux as their platform."

"We surveyed our customer base and found that many were using Sitraka
Software’s XRT products," said Mark Hatch, Chief Operating Officer for
ICS. “In creating this integration kit, we are enabling anyone
developing in our BX PRO development environment to be ultra
productive, receiving full functionality from Sitraka’s XRT motif
components. By reselling XRT PDS we are providing additional value by
creating a single source for purchase and support."

Availability and Pricing
The integration kit for XRT is currently shipping for Linux (Intel),
Sun, SGI, HP, Compaq, and IBM systems. It is included at no extra
charge for XRT licenses and support purchased through ICS. It is
available separately for $1,500/copy and includes 12 months of
technical support.

More on Motif
Motif® is the industry standard graphical user interface, (as defined
by the IEEE 1295 specification), used on more than 200 hardware and
software platforms. It provides application developers, end users, and
system vendors with the industry's most widely used environment for
standardizing application presentation on a wide range of platforms.
Motif is the leading user interface for the UNIX® based operating
system.

The Motif graphical user interface (GUI) toolkit facilitates the
development of applications for heterogeneous, networked computing
environments. By providing application portability across a variety of
platforms, the Motif environment helps protect valuable investments in
software and user training.

About ICS
Founded in 1987, ICS was chartered to create software development tools
for developers working with the then emerging X Window System. The
company's first product offerings included X training and a version of
Motif for systems manufactured by Sun Microsystems. Prior to widespread
adoption of Motif by the UNIX workstation vendors, ICS was the leading
independent shipper of the Motif toolkit. In 1998, The Open Group chose
ICS to provide technical support for its Motif source code licenses.

Today, ICS is the current market leader in Motif graphical user
interface development tools, Builder Xcessory PRO (BX PRO). In its
fifth major release representing over 100 person and years of effort,
BX PRO defines a level of sophistication, functionality and ease of use
that is unmatched in the industry. In November of 1999, the combination
of BX PRO from ICS and Code Fusion from Red Hat Software was awarded
the Editor´s Choice award by the leading Linux magazine, The Linux
Journal, for the Best New Application for Software Development.
For further information on ICS, its products or services, call 617-621-
0060, or visit the ICS Website at http://www.ics.com.

About Sitraka Inc.
Sitraka (formerly KL Group) is a leading provider of reliable,
innovative software solutions that enable enterprise IT organizations
to leverage the power of the Internet. A division of Sitraka and a
proven leader in the UNIX/Motif and Java marketplaces, Sitraka Software
delivers products and solutions that accelerate the development,
deployment, and management of applications. Sitraka Software products
include: XRT PDS, the world's leading suite of Motif widgets;
DeployDirector, a robust and scalable Java application deployment
solution; JProbe Java performance tuning tools; and JClass Java
components. Visit Sitraka on the Web at www.sitraka.com.

About XRT PDS
XRT PDS is the most complete and versatile set of Motif interface
components available. Save yourself the time and effort involved in
creating components from scratch. What's more, when you buy XRT PDS
you'll get the 6 most popular XRT widgets for about half the price 
of
buying each product separately. For more information on XRT PDS visit
www.sitraka.com/xrt.

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